Anise is an annual herb that grows 0.3 to 0.6 m and is cultivated widely throughout the world. The flowers are yellow, compound umbels and its leaves are feather shaped. The greenish-brown, ridged seeds are used for food or the drug. They are harvested when ripe in autumn.
--Bert. Allspice is the dried fruit of the evergreen myrtle plant Pimenta Dioica. It gets its name from the fact that it tastes, as you noticed, like cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg. The fruit is picked green and dried, usually in the sun, undergoing a color change to brown.
Common Name: Clove Pepper, Jamaican Pepper, Pimento. Plant Family: Myrtaceae. History: Allspice was discovered by Columbus in 1494 while he was searching for new sources of black pepper. It gets its name from the berryâs taste, which has been described as a combination of cinnamon, pepper, cloves, and Juniper berries.